Tartan flashes?

[longhuntr74]

While garters could be made out of a number of different materials and tied or buckled, I know it was commonplace in 18th Century America for men to hold their stockings up with narrow leather garters with a buckle. I'd assume this was also a normal practice in 18th Century England up until the time where men started wearing trousers vs. knee breeches. Is there any reason that this wasn't done in Scotland by kilted men into the 19th century as well? I'm sure there's historical documentation to support or refute my hypothesis. I have no clue, therefore I'm posing the question. Is it conceivable that in these portraits the gents were wearing a buckled leather strap with the hose turned over it? Just another possible alternative...may be totally wrong.

[Deirachel]

Personally, I prefer solid color with tartan. Usually, I pick a single color from the sett and use that. If I am wearing light colored hose (light grey, muted green, or cream hose), I go for one of the darker colors, and vise versa.

I actually make my flashes out of light weight fashion denim, and I think they look rather nice. Of course, for casual or business wear I wear flashes most ould say are way too long, but it's a bit of my style.